Cnr Darling and Adelaide Streets, Wentworth, New South Wales 2648, Australia
Immerse yourself in the unique environment that is Artback.
Artback is set in a stunning heritage building that has to be seen to be believed. As well as views of the Darling River, there is always something new to see in the Artback Gallery which features a variety of paintings, drawings, textiles, jewellery and photography by the wonderfully diverse group of artists that share our creative wa ...
Fotherby Park, Wentworth, New South Wales 2648, Australia
The 'little grey' Ferguson tractor wrote itself into the annals of local history through the integral part it played in saving Wentworth from the 1956 floods.
Flood waters raced towards Wentworth via both the Darling and Murray rivers, resulting in a third of Wentworth going under water. Wentworth became an island in an inland sea.
The tenacious will of the Wentworth people saw them stay a ...
Two Rivers Ski Reserve, Wentworth, New South Wales 2648, Australia
The Junction Island Nature Reserve and walking track is the shoal of land between the Darling and Murray Rivers. The junction sandbar is where a large number of Aborigines, armed with spears and weapons, threatened Captain Sturt as he sailed down the Murray on his expedition to find the inland sea. Luckily the Aboriginals were calmed down by four Aboriginals from across the river whom Sturt had be ...
Main Wentworth Road, Wentworth, New South Wales 2648, Australia
Lake Victoria is a fascinating place that embodies both Aboriginal and military history in addition to being a major water source for people in New South Wales, Victoria and other major towns and cities throughout South Australia.
In 1994 when the lake level was lowered for maintenance, a wealth of Aboriginal history was discovered. Artefacts such as campsites, stone tools, grindstones, shell ...
Cadell Street, Wentworth, New South Wales 2648, Australia
Enjoy a pleasant lunch by the water.
The weir and lock were completed in 1929. The purpose of the weir is both to maintain a high level of water for irrigation in times of little and to regulate water flow. The lock enables boats to pass from the upper stream to the downstream level of the Murray River and vice versa.
To allow the migration of fish species upstream past the weir at anytime, ...
Beverley Street, Wentworth, New South Wales 2648, Australia
The Old Wentworth Gaol offers a self-guided tour that gives you a chance to inspect the inside of a fascinating historical landmark, designed to serve a vast region.
The historic Wentworth Gaol now stands as a vivid reminder of those harsh and uncompromising days, when Wentworth stood on the edge of the lonely Australian inland.
The Gaoler's residence is where you start your tour. It is als ...
Old Renmark Road, Wentworth, New South Wales 2648, Australia
The Perry Sandhills are on the edge of the flood plain that includes Thegoa Lagoon. They are ancient and include Aboriginal cultural heritage areas. The sandhills are used annually for Music Under the Stars as part of the Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival are have been used as a backdrop in many films and TV shows.
According to geologists, the Perry Sandhills originated after an ice age (40,0 ...
Fotherby Park, Wentworth, New South Wales 2648, Australia
The "Possum" lived for 50 years as a hermit around the Wentworth area.
A life size statue of a man known as "The Possum", who when disgruntled by life during the "Great Depression" took to living off the land in and around Wentworth. He slept in trees (thus his name), walked many miles, swam the rivers, living the life of a hermit and avoided human contact for some 50 years before his d ...
Cadell Street, Wentworth, New South Wales 2648, Australia
The junction of Australia's two longest rivers, the Murray and the Darling -an iconic Australian 'must see'.
Climb the viewing tower and see the confluence of the Murray and Darling Rivers, which, combined, is the fourth largest river system in the world. When the Darling is in flow, a surprise awaits -as the two rivers are marked by a distinct colour difference viewable from the tower. The Dar ...
